Alexander awakens in the wreckage of an orphanage, bound and sold into slavery. A modern metallurgist stranded in ancient times observes him as he tries to play fate’s cards. As he seeks to carve a niche for himself, he will create plate armor, paper, and highways, and teach governance, among other things.

But how can such things not arouse jealousy? Cartagena, the unstoppable army of Exolas, Adhania, the superpower of the east, Sybarsis, the commercial confederation, Iyizarid, and the ever-present Barbarians of the Barren Forest, all want something from each other.
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